The Canmephian Military help alleive the security paranoia that all Canmephians have grown to know over the past centuries. Formed after the Stoned age, the military brings in almost all who apply and can pass rigourous testing.

Overall organization of the Military is, from the top down:

President/Commander in Chief
Group of head Rear Admirals, the Chiefs of Staff
Separate divisions for planetary defence (air, land, sea), space, and medical
Each division has a main Core of Engineers, Central Command, and individual troop deployments.

At least two deployments of each division remain alert during the holidays in the interests of planetary security. This has prevented many wars from happening. To date, there has been no "9/11" attack, and any invasions have been repelled.

Training

Canmephians entering the military, even in the medical field, face hardships, extreme training, and potentially hazardous situations. There are a few requirements.

Enrollees must be at least 18 years old, between 9' and 15' tall, around 2000 pounds in weight (depending on class and stature), have a clean (legally) background and be in good health. Breasts must be deflated beforehand, but are checked for potential volume.

From there, depending on each enrollee's talents, the incoming cadet are put into different training divisions -- the 21st Technical, the 18th Tactical, the 8th Air and Space, or the 27th Special Ops. Oracles, Polymorphs, and Philosophers are by law required to be put into Special Ops and be taught *everything*. Also, each incoming cadet's personality is tested, which enrolls them into one of several fraternities. A few are the Big Sisters, the Guild of Build, and Explosion Corp.

Basic training includes standard strength training and marksmanship, as well as survival and hand-to-hand combat. Inflation-related psychological combat is also included -- necessary against some species. This takes up to six months to complete.

Specialized training take the remaining year and six months. "KnowItAll's" take an extra six months.

Projectile Weapons

Proper training and two licences are required to own and use a firearm. The first licence proves you can own and use a firearm properly. The second, one per firearm, proves that it works properly and has been well maintained. All of this is taught by the military, although police departments and outsiders also provide such training.